MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.81,-93.25 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -93.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 49 SFC 996 84 29.1 20.2 59 8.9 22.8 169 11 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.4 15.15 2 950 503 25.2 19.2 69 6.1 20.9 174 24 302.8 305.5 295.9 346.8 14.87 3 900 976 20.6 18.3 86 2.4 19.0 177 26 302.8 305.5 295.9 346.7 14.83 4 850 1468 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 188 29 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.9 14.01 5 800 1982 13.3 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 209 36 305.3 307.5 294.5 340.8 11.86 6 750 2525 11.2 8.4 83 2.8 9.5 215 41 308.8 310.5 293.6 337.0 9.26 7 700 3100 9.6 -2.1 44 11.7 3.5 222 40 313.1 314.0 291.1 327.9 4.67 8 650 3711 5.6 -6.3 42 12.0 -0.0 220 41 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.1 3.66 9 600 4359 0.5 -7.1 57 7.6 -3.0 219 42 316.6 317.4 291.3 328.7 3.73 10 550 5051 -5.1 -9.4 72 4.3 -6.9 226 47 318.1 318.7 291.5 329.2 3.42 11 500 5793 -8.1 -35.3 9 27.1 -14.0 233 53 323.1 323.2 290.1 324.5 0.38 12 450 6604 -12.6 -41.5 7 28.8 -17.7 238 59 327.3 327.4 291.2 328.2 0.22 13 400 7492 -18.6 -47.4 6 28.7 -22.5 234 64 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.3 0.13 14 350 8471 -26.3 -40.2 26 13.9 -28.2 246 75 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.6 0.33 15 300 9565 -34.8 -47.0 28 12.2 -35.8 249 73 336.3 336.4 293.6 337.1 0.18 16 250 10816 -42.6 -46.6 65 4.0 -42.9 262 66 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.23 17 200 12289 -52.8 -59.9 42 7.1 -53.0 260 68 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.06 18 150 14101 -63.1 -80.3 8 17.2 -63.3 255 64 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16532 -71.9 -85.8 11 13.9 -71.9 246 37 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.72 m Freezing level: 595.92 mb = 4415.00 m = 14484.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.54 mb = 3703.88 m = 12151.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.05 C = 86.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.07 mb = 1207.74 m = 3962.34 ft T: 18.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 20.25 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.04 mb = 1316.78 m = 4320.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.49 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 29.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 427.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1191.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.17 mb = 1256.03 m = 4120.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.17 mb = 1405.45 m = 4610.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.17 mb = 11775.82 m = 38634.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.17 mb = 15633.57 m = 51290.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.3 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 245.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 288.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.83 Bulk Rich Number: 11.63 Bulk Shear: 102.46 m/s